On the 29th, the embassy district in the north of the city was a busy scene.

It may be a bit inappropriate to say that it is busy, but the word lively is the most appropriate, yes, it is lively.

The second trade fleet returned, and although the goods were still counted at the customs and had to be taxed, the embassies were not at all worried about making less money.

The fleet and the carriage are properly connected, and after the profits are received, the loan of Jixiang Development and Construction Bank will be repaid, and the purchased New Year's goods will be released and sent everywhere.

"Your Excellency, everyone is busy preparing New Year's goods, waiting to visit around, how come Xishan Ling is so quiet and calm, and he is not afraid that the etiquette will not be bad?"

The envoy smiled and said nothing, and the wrestler who was moving the goods next to him reminded: "Second master, the relationship between Xishan and Jixiang is much thicker than ours, and we don't need this set for a long time." ”

After the man finished speaking, he squeezed his eyebrows at the 'second master', with an expression that you understand.

Each embassy has a squad of guards, but the blades must be provided by the auspicious military department, otherwise they will be punished as intent to rebel. The rest, such as kitchens, handymen, coachmen, etc., were either brought by themselves or recruited locally, and this auspicious government did not care.

Therefore, in many territories that have a good relationship with Jixiang, except for the guards, the rest of the personnel are recruited locally, which is of great help to quickly understand Jixiang

The wrestlers in front of them are all brought from the territory, so they sometimes don't have any scruples when they talk.

"Others say that Xishan fell on the auspicious thigh and hitchhiked, so it seems that the rumors are true. The second master looked at the closed gate of the Xishan Embassy on the opposite side and said with emotion.

"Second master, that's not a rumor, it's really tight. ”

The words caused others to chuckle, and the second master also shook his head funny, "It's a pity that we don't have much chance, and it's difficult to catch a ride." ”

After saying this, the second master knew that he was speechless, so he began to bury his head in sorting out the accounts, and at the end of the year, he had to do a good job of the accounts and present them to the lord for a look.

The second master's surname is Huo Mingxuewen, and not long after he arrived in Jixiang, his former deputy envoy Hu Yi was repatriated on suspicion of probing Jixiang's military and scientific research secrets. So Huo Xuewen took over the post of deputy envoy. Because he is a deputy envoy, he is also called the second master.

Uncle naturally refers to Liu Tianyou.

Qin Yuan, who led the sunset, arranged Hu Yi in the position of deputy envoy, which shows the importance of his embassy organization, but things were messed up by Hu Yi, and Huo Xuewen was able to get this fat difference.

The Sunset Leader was already at odds with Jixiang, and it was repaired fiercely, and even the lord was captured alive once, so it was impossible for both sides to have some psychological barriers. Moreover, Hu Yi did such a thing, but the expulsion was already auspicious, and he could only blame himself for not being angry.

Therefore, no matter what meaning Huo Xuewen's words are understood, it can be established, which is why he immediately stopped talking, and it is not a good thing to evaluate the master and favorite ministers behind his back.

"Okay, Xuewen, you are ready to accompany me to Xiangyuan in the evening. ”

Ambassador Liu Tianyou's magnetic voice came from behind, and the atmosphere of the scene immediately changed.

"Okay, it's just the first stop to go to Xiangyuan, is it appropriate?" Huo Xuewen was a little puzzled by the ambassador's decision.

It stands to reason that they should visit from low to high, so that the further they go, the more information they get, the bigger the scene they can deal with, and there is a bottom line to refer to when talking about business and price.

This time he went straight to the main point, Ambassador Liu doesn't look like a reckless person.

"It's okay, you go and prepare, King Jixiang likes to be clean and likes to raise some flowers and plants, I specially asked someone to bring a few shallots from the collar and bring them over at night." ”

After Liu Tianyou said this, he hurriedly got into the carriage and rushed to the north gate of Jixiang City.

Huo Xuewen knew that the ambassador had made an appointment in person, and according to the relationship between the two parties, this might not be possible.

Yesterday, King Jixiang just returned to Jixiang, and those who knew a little bit of etiquette would not go to disturb it, and it would not be abrupt to go today.

After everyone saw the ambassador walk away, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Second master, we rely on you on an auspicious good day." ”

"Yes, second master, Hu Yi is really not a thing, it's just a matter of deducting the benefits given to us by the territory, and even the share given by Jixiang is greedy, really, really ......"

This one really didn't say a result for a long time.

Huo Xuewen can understand the thoughts of these people, if it is not limited to their status, they can also become outsiders who make a living in Jixiang, doing the same work, but getting much more rewards.

"Don't dare to say anything else, I don't take a penny from the share that Jixiang gave you, as long as you work hard, we will talk and talk. Huo Xuewen said.

"The second master is benevolent and righteous. ”

When everyone saw Huo Xuewen's expression, their hearts were settled, and they sang praises for a while, and they were like a tide of sycophants.

Subsequently, under the guidance of the liaison officer, Huo Xuewen visited several friendly embassies as if he were watching flowers, talking about this year's trade harvest and next year's plans.

Just after noon, the carriage with the special symbol of Xiangyuan drove into the embassy area, and the auspicious guards stood up and saluted, and then sent a team of soldiers to accompany the guard.

Such a thing is rare, and even if there is, it is only a single carriage, and I have never seen the scene of four or five carriages together.

There was a very special flag hanging on the carriage, embroidered with many white snowflakes on a blue background, and everyone often called it the snowflake flag.

The convoy came to a halt after reaching the central district, and then the guards separated and ran towards the surrounding embassies.

Huo Xuewen, who had just returned, was also notified and asked him to go to the central activity room for a meeting.

Huo Xuewen just learned that it is the venue where the mascot releases information to the outside world, and what will be the big deal when everyone has a meeting at this time?

With a guess, he simply packed up and followed the liaison officer to the south, and when he arrived at the activity room, the scene was full.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Xiao Hei, the housekeeper of Xiangyuan, and I believe many people know me. It's too much for everyone to come here today, so to make a long story short, I invite Princess Flowers. ”

Members of the royal family?

Since the establishment of the embassy district, no royal family has ever visited, but this is an exception.

At this time, a quirky little girl walked up to the high platform in front of her, with two pigtails behind her head, one left and one right, swaying with her stride, without any jewels and gold hairpins on her head, wearing a pink dress, and stepping on a pair of white deep-top cowhide shoes, which was very refreshing or alternative.

For a while, everyone couldn't tell whether the person in front of them was a member of the royal family or not, they had never seen such an alternative royal person.

"Hello everyone, I'm Wang Hua, the auspicious third princess, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

The senior messenger recognized Wang Hua, and when he saw that the princess was really here, he was also very excited, and greeted Wang Hua one after another.

It's a real hammer.

"I saw surprise in the expressions of most of you, I saw novelty.

I lost my father when I was four years old and was raised by my brother.

He didn't know how to comb my hair, so he braided it for me, saying it would be easier, and I liked it.

The dress I have on me is called a dress, it is the latest product designed by my brother, and it is not sold on the market, so it is very comfortable to wear.

The leather shoes under the feet are also samples of the shoe factory, the samples of the chief designer......

I'm not trying to show off, but I'm trying to tell you something.

In the past, no one loved the auspicious people, if it wasn't for their own strength and self-fighting, I am afraid it would have been long gone.

I am very lucky, someone is loved, I never have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and they are all the best.

Therefore, you either have a strong backer, or you are strong enough, only then can you have a voice.

So in three days, this outfit of mine will be the most popular fashion in Middle-earth for three years, even if I am wearing a coarse cloth dress with a few patches on it, it will still be fashionable. ”

The scene fell silent for a while.

Everyone understood what they said, otherwise how could they have come here thousands of miles away.

While understanding, everyone also wondered, how could a teenage girl have so much hatred, is it because she lost her father?

"I'm here to give you a gift this time, don't get me wrong, it's my brother. ”

After speaking, Hua'er hooked her hand to the side, and someone carried a few wooden boxes in, and the posture should not be light.

Due to the height, if the person below does not stand up after opening, they will not be able to see what is inside.

Without making everyone wait for a long time, several staff members placed the glass bottles filled with white particles on the table one by one, and some knowledgeable people couldn't help but exclaim.

White sugar, that's white sugar!

Sure enough, "It's all white sugar, well, it's similar to the maltose you said, except that this sugar is purer, sweeter, tastes better, and has no side effects, and it won't make people obese."

That's what my brother said, it's not clear whether it's right or wrong, you can ask him if you have any questions. ”

Ask him, the little princess is really joking.

The hearts of the people were slandered.

"These were originally intended to be approved for export by merchants, but at the end of the year the production was higher, so my brother proposed that each embassy give 500 grams, so that you could all try it. ”

Given away for nothing?

500 grams is 1,000 gold, and more than 100 embassies here are more than 100,000 gold coins, which is a big deal.

Everyone was naturally happy in their hearts, this is a valuable thing, and it was given by the auspicious king, and its value is even more immeasurable.

"I don't want to give it to you in vain, some of you were our enemies a few years ago, and now although you have put aside your old hatreds and got back together, there will still be some disagreements in your hearts.

Besides, if auspiciousness is weak, I'm afraid there won't be today's situation. ”

The original good mood was disturbed by a few words from the third princess, Xiao Hei was embarrassed by the side, whether to persuade or not, so he had to try to pretend to agree and nod his head gently. He is really afraid of the third princess, this is an existence that even His Majesty can't provoke, and it is one thing to be missing.

"Come on, don't feel uncomfortable, my brother said that although the past has passed, he will not forget it, and the mascot will not forget it. People still have to look forward, take history as a mirror, and seek common development is the big thing, as for how far you can go, it depends on your sincerity. So, I hope to see you all here in a few years, decades from now. ”

After saying that, Hua'er waved her hand and left.

Xiao Hei had to take the staff to give everyone candy on the spot, the scene was really funny.

In the evening, Xiangyuan's convoy came again.

This time, everyone was very calm, after the toss at noon, they couldn't think of anything more outrageous.

But they all prayed that they would not be the third princess anymore, otherwise they would not be able to eat dinner.

Fortunately, it was the people from the firecracker factory who came, and when they arrived at the central square, they stopped and began to unload the whole box downward.

Someone had the courage to come up and ask, "What is this?"

The clerk replied: "Cupola." ”

"Cupola, skyrocketing...... Shoot back?"

Mom, the people around immediately scattered like frightened birds, all of them looked like they were palpitating, staring at the so-called cupola.

No, although this is also called a 'cannon', but this size and weight are far from artillery, this thing can hurt people?

There are more and more curious people, and everyone gradually discovers the difference.

"It's paper, it's all barrel-shaped, but it's solid. ”

"This length is not right, and there is no gun carriage, how can it hurt people, do you hold it in your arms?"

Nowadays, it is no secret that anyone with some common sense can name several performance indicators of artillery.

"Can this soar to the sky? or is it a 'cannon'?"

There are more and more doubts, and the crowd that has just dispersed gradually gathers again, the mascot himself is not afraid, what are they afraid of?

The person in charge didn't explain, but after saying that it was dark, he lined up the so-called 'cupola cannons' in line and drew a line around it, asking everyone not to cross the line.

It was getting darker and darker, and there were more and more onlookers.

Seeing that the time was almost there, the person in charge pushed the wall back again, causing a wave of dissatisfaction.

"Check again. ”

The crowd began to check the wires again, and it took a while before they were ready.

"Ignition. ”

As soon as the people around heard the word 'ignition', they immediately retreated, and some sat directly on the ground, unable to speak with their mouths open, and even became incontinent.

Most of them think that this is really a cannon, and it is going to be ignited......

I only heard the sound of 'biu', and a reddish-brown flame burst out from the solid paper tube, flying straight into the sky, and from the bottom up, it looked like it was really going to break through the sky, flying higher and higher.

When the sky-high fire was about to be out of reach, it exploded in an instant, like a dandelion flower exploding from the middle and scattering.

The dark night sky suddenly brightened, and the flying white points of light were shaped like a woman's fan, round and beautiful, and there was nothing else in everyone's eyes but the shining brilliance.

After the fireworks bloomed, the sound of "popping" came, and some even made a "boom" sound, which shocked people's hearts, and then everyone understood the meaning of the word "cannon".

One by one, a piece of white, red, blue, yellow fireworks bloom, painted into a piece of colorful, different shapes of exquisite patterns, reflecting the face of the colorful alternate change, at this time there are still people with their heads down, one by one all look up at the sky, witness a new miracle of auspiciousness.

Without tall buildings, not only the embassy area is clearly visible, but even the Jianye on the other side of the river can have an unobstructed view of this grand view.

This is the first fireworks display in the history of auspiciousness, and the fireworks called 'cupola' spread throughout the north and south overnight along with the newspapers.

Some people value its commercial value, some people care about its festive meaning, and some people see the military value behind it.

It's a miracle and a miracle.

A saying gradually began to circulate on the mainland, that is, what others do may not do what they do, and what others can do will definitely be able to do it.

This is a very high evaluation, with the development of time, talents will be cultivated like a blowout, and the mascot has begun to look forward to the scene at that time.

Although these are later words, but no matter what, the skyrocketing artillery and fireworks are on fire.

Like Chen Cheng's wines, the debut of fireworks was set around the Spring Festival with the same intention.

After three consecutive days of fireworks displays, Wang Xuan didn't believe that anyone could withstand such a naked temptation, unless those businessmen were all elm pimples.

Returning to the auspicious Wang Xuan, whether it was voluntary or passive change, he returned to the track he was familiar with.

This is a blessing and a curse for him, but it is definitely a gratifying thing for auspiciousness.